Meet the Artists: Inside the Collective
Meet the artists shaping the visual voice of our latest Literary Magazine, “Stories on the Move: Voices of the Unhoused.” Inside the Collective is an on-going series dedicated to revealing the people behind the pages because the IHRAM Literary Magazine is about diversity, community, and representation.
Meet Luis and Ernest: for them, art is about conversation and resistance; stories that refuse to stay silent.
This is the first chapter in our on-going series, pulling back the curtain behind the creatives that made this magazine happen. Today it is the artists. Next time, there will be more voices and stories.
Luis Pedro Picasso, Montevideo-Uruguay, “IA” (Visual piece)
Luis Pedro Picasso (b. 1987, Uruguay) is a painter, illustrator, and graphic designer. His work merges pop art and anatomical symbolism to reveal the emotional and structural layers of human identity. Through vivid color and precise composition, Picasso explores themes such as mortality, perception, and empathy. He has exhibited internationally in New York, London, and Montevideo, and defines his style as “pop dissection” — a blend of expressive color and introspective anatomy.
"It is extremely important in today’s world to raise the voice for the most needy, art has always been a voice among those who are least heard. Finding a medium that does something without any interest is admirable."Uruguay is a country with a lot of social cohesion and equality. The empathy of people here is common and our values as a society have always instilled it since childhood. Uruguayan art has always supported and will support noble social causes."
Learn more about Luis and his visual piece in STORIES ON THE MOVE IHRAM Literary Magazine (2025). Find Luis at: https://www.curatorymagazine.com/post/luis-pedro-picasso and on Instagram @lppicasso.
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Ernest Langston, Seattle, United States, “Cabin in the Woods” (Visual piece)
Ernest, a Latinx writer and visual artist, was awarded a 2025 Artist Trust fellowship (Literary Artist). His short stories have appeared in Litro Magazine, Oyster River Pages, Acentos Review, and other publications. Ernest’s artwork has been accepted at Art Week, The Ana, Pictura Journal, and more.
“Art and literature are extremely influential and powerful in contributing to social change. This has been proven and will continue to be, and that is why art and literature must remain present at all costs, especially in dark and unprecedented times. Unity in diversity leads to great accomplishments."This quote is from the foreword that accompanied my painting, 'Cabin in the Woods': 'While unhoused, I often envisioned a secluded, peaceful cabin in the woods, far away from urban danger and the city sounds, that I could call my home. During that time, the idea of living in a cabin was beyond four walls and a roof—it was peace, a better state of mind for personal growth and development.'"I choose to believe that good will prevail over evil, observe but not absorb the negative energy from ubiquitous injustices, and channel my positive energy into creating art as a form of resistance and optimism."
Learn more about Ernest and his visual piece in STORIES ON THE MOVE IHRAM Literary Magazine (2025). Find him at Ernestlangston.com and on Instagram @Ernestlangstonmedia. You can find his past work at:
Visual art: January House Literary Journal (January [online] and Summer issue [print], 2026), Entre Magazine (November, 2025), and more.
Novels: Beyond Everyday Secrets (Createspace, 2014) and Born from Ashes (Createspace, 2012), which was translated into French.
Short stories: “The Photograph.” (Running Wild & RIZE / Running Wild Press / Annual Short Story Anthology, Volume 9 [May, 2026]), “Walk a Mile.” (Feign Literary Fiction Magazine / 2025), and more.
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